Where does “كتشي” come from?

كتشي (South Levantine Arabic) comes from English kitschy, from English kitsch, from German Kitsch, from German kitschen — to smear; to coat, to smear.

كتشي (South Levantine Arabic): kitschy, tacky

Definitions

  1. kitschy, tacky

Ancestry of “كتشي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkitschyHaving the nature of kitsch
2EnglishkitschArt, decorative objects and other forms of...
3GermanKitschkitsch
4Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear
Every word from German kitschen →Every word from German Kitsch →Every word from English kitsch →